Calculate Laplace transform of the product of $t$ and $f(t)$ by differentiating $f(t)$ (5.5-8)

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Request:

Please check my work. State where errors, if any, occurred and how to correct them. Is there a better way to calculate the transform other than the present method given?

Given:

Find the Laplace transform $\mathcal{L}\{t\cdot e^{-t}\cdot \cos(t)\}$ by carefully selecting and differentiating $f(t)$.

Solution:

$$\mathcal{L}\{t\cdot f(t)\}=-F'(s)$$

$$f(t)=e^{-t}\cdot \cos(t)$$

$$F(s)=\frac{1+s}{(s+1)^2+1}$$

$$F'(s)=\frac{(-1)\cdot(2s+2)(1+s)}{[(s+1)^2+1]^2}$$

$$F'(s)=-\frac{2(s^2+2s+1)}{[(s+1)^2+1]^2}$$

Answer:

$$\mathcal{L}\{t\cdot e^{-t}\cdot \cos(t)\}=\frac{2(s^2+2s+1)}{[(s+1)^2+1]^2}$$